Union suit.



M. G. ROSENTHAL.

'UNION SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 19, 1914.

1,139,999. I Patented May 18, 1915.

vTo all whom it may concern:

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Be it known that I, Mortars G. ROSEN- TEAL, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mentor, in the county of Lake and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Union Suits,ofwhich the following is a specification. v [This invention relates togarments, and especially to union undergarments or suits, and has'forits objects to provide a union suit with means for adjusting the neckopening with respect to the size, and also to provide a new front orchest construction.

In'ordinary union suits no meansare provided for varying the neck size,and hence :for example a garment willoften be uncomfortable on a personhaving a large neck, or' binding at the neck will be caused,particularly after a garment shrinks. My lnvention avoids theseinconveniences, by permitting the neck opening .to be made larger orsmaller as circumstances may require. v

An embodiment ofthe invention is'illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in

1 Fig'n ef l is a front eleaation of-the garmen t'. 2'is a similar viewwith the under flap exposed, the front of the garment "the advantages ofa doublebreasted eifect.

being provided with two flaps, and having Referring specifically to thedrawings, 6

- indicates the body of the garment, which may be made in the usual orany desired form. The neck opening 7 isproduced'by slitting the tubediagonally across the breast flap or part 9. A triangular inner or underfiap 10 is sewed along the line 8 to the edge of the inner or underpart, and this fla 10 gives the double breasted result or e set, theflap being sewed along the seam 8, but

' being otherwise free or detached, sothat it maybe spread or opened outto form an opening of suflicient size to enable the garment to be puton. A neck strip 11 extends around the neck opening and along the edgeof the outer flap or part 9, and also along the upper inner edge of theinner flap 10. At the front or point of the neck opening the stripisprovided with a plurality of button holes 12 any one of which willreceivea button 13 sewed to the inner part of the garment, and lowerdown, at the right side of the garment, the part of the strip 11attached to the part 9 is provided with a button hole 14 to receive abutton 15,, at-

Specification of Letters mm.

Application filed December 19, 1914. Serial No. 878,077.

' shown there is a double coverin Patented Ma is, 1915.

tached tothe-under part of the front. At

the left side I of the garment, the breast thereof is provided with aplurality of button-holes 16, one of which is located somewhat above theother, and any one of which will receive a button 17 sewed to the pointof the under triangular flap 10.

By the means described, the neck opening may be made larger or smalleras desired. To make a small neck opening, the button '13 is engaged inthe-u'pper button hole 12. To make the neck opening larger'the button 13is engaged in the lower button hole 12. At the same time, if desired,the button 17 may be changed from the upper to the lower -button hole16, although the'button 17 may also be changed for the purpose ofchanging the size of the chest to a snug or a loose fit, depending onthe chest measure of the wearer.

The wales of the body of the garment extend'up and down as usual.Those-of the under flap 10 extend crosswise so as to give a desirableelasticity in a vertical line to said flap. When the parts are buttonedas of cloth over the chest, and furthermore, i the parts should becomeunbuttoned there will be no exposure of the chest because the outer part9is held across the chest at all times by reason of the connection atits lower end to the body of the garment. In this respect it is superiorto those garments having a neck opening which will gap when unbuttoned,

such as those having a strai ht opening down the front, or a plurality oflaps whlch do not overlap normally, and which will consequently comeopen as soon as they are unbuttoned. This is of particular benefit inchildrens arments, from which the buttons frequentfy, come off. Thewales of the strip 11' run lengthwise .of the strip, and

inasmuch as the strip asses around the neck opening it wi'lPnorma y liein close contact -with the bodyiaii d will not tend to gap open.

What I'claiin'as new 1s:

1. A garment provided with a neck opening and having mner and outerflapsbelow said openin the outer flap having a free edge extending at aninclination from said openin downwardly and laterally toward the walstline, the other edges of said flap being fixed to the body of thegarment, and the inner flap comprising a triangular p ece sewed to thebody along one edge and being free along its other edges.

2. A garment provided with a neck opening, and a front opening extendingat an inclination downwardly and laterally from said neck opening towardthe waistline and one side of the body, and an inner triangular flapsewed at one edge to the edge at said opening and free at its otheredges underlying the breast of the garment, the point of the triangularflap extending toward the waist line on the opposite side of the body.

'3. A garment having inner and outer- .breast flaps crossed diagonallybelow the neck opening, the inner flap having a point extending adjacentto the waist line, an upper fastening between said flaps at the point ofthe neck opening, and .a lower fastening between the point of the innerflap and the side of the body of the garment near the waist line, eachof said fastenings being adjustable position to Vary the size of the aneck opening.

4. A garment having inner and outer breast flaps crossed diagonallybelow the neck opening, the inner flap comprising an inserted triangularpiece sewed along one meenee lateral edge to the body of the garment andhaving the other lateral and the bottom edges free, and sets ofadjustable fastening devices between the inner flap and the body of thegarment, one set being located below the point of the neck was; and theother set bein free inner point 0 said flap.

-5. A garment having inner and enter breast parts, the outer part beingformed by the body ofthe garment, said body having a'cut extendingdownwardly and. laterally from the neck opening toward the waist line atone side, and the inner part being formed by a triangular flap sewedalong one side edge to the edge of said out, and along its other edges,and a fasteningdeviee between the free 'point of said flap and body ofthe garment at the other side.

In testimon whereof, ll afix my signature 1 in 'presence 0 twowitnesses.

MORRIS G. RUSENTML, Witnesses:

G. M. Fonm,

N. G. Fnnonson.

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